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    “Rocky,” “Raging Bull” producer Robert Chartoff dies at 81

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    In this Jan. 30, 1977, file photo, "Rocky" co-producers Irwin Winkler, left, and Robert Chartoff, right, flank Sylvester Stallone after receiving Golden Globes at the 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File)
    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) --

    Robert Chartoff, the Oscar-winning movie producer behind the boxing classics "Rocky" and "Raging Bull," died Wednesday, associates said. He was 81.

    Chartoff died at his home in Santa Monica, California, Lynn Hendee, the president of his company, Chartoff Productions. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer.

    Born in Depression-era New York City, Chartoff had been a movie producer for nearly a decade when he found his career-defining hit in 1976's "Rocky," the small-budget movie starring and written by Sylvester Stallone that became a blockbuster and won three Academy Awards including best picture.

    Chartoff and his partner Irwin Winkler would go on to produce all seven movies in the "Rocky" series, including the forthcoming "Creed," which is in post-production and due for release later this year.

    He kept working into his late 70s and 80s, his recent credits including 2013's "Ender's Game" with Harrison Ford and 2014's "The Gambler" with Mark Wahlberg.

    He also produced a different, darker take on boxing in the Martin Scorcese-directed "Raging Bull" in 1980.

    His other credits included 1983's "The Right Stuff," which won four Oscars, and 1969's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" a cult hit starring Jane Fonda.

    He had five children with three different wives, and is survived by his current wife Jenny Weyman.

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    The L.A. County sheriff is investigating a new sex battery claim against Sean “Diddy” Combs

    Tuesday, November 18, 2025
    Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it's investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related convictions.

    A male music producer and publicist said he was asked in late 2020 to come to a photo shoot involving clothing belonging to the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. at a Los Angeles warehouse, according to a police report. Once there, Combs exposed himself, told the man to perform a sex act, then tossed a dirty shirt that once belonged to the rapper at the man, according to the police report.

    The accuser, whose name is redacted from the police report, said he did not tell anyone for several years because he felt embarrassed. He came forward to police in Largo, Florida, this September, shortly after Combs was convicted on other charges.

    Combs' lawyer did not respond to an email Monday from The Associated Press seeking comment on the latest allegations.

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Monday that it received an official copy of the report from the Florida department on Friday, and will investigate the allegations.

    The report also details a March 2021 encounter in which the accuser claims two men covered his head before Combs came into the room, called him a snitch and sexually assaulted the accuser, according to the police report.

    Combs was convicted in July of flying his girlfriends and male sex workers around the country to engage in drug-fueled sexual encounters in multiple places over many years. However, he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life.

    He is set to be released in May 2028, though he can earn reductions in his... Read More

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